15 - 30 October 2016 @ NZ Academy of Fine Arts, 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington
Splash 2016 was a great success. Over 3000 people visited the show and the response from the
public was overwhelmingly positive: Beautiful, Brilliant, Amazing, were frequently heard
comments. So much beautiful work here makes me keen to have a go at watercolour, said one
visitor. There are paintings here of gallery standard, commented another. When it was pointed
out to him that this was a gallery, he said I meant National Gallery. The only complaint, and it
was a common one, came from visitors who said there were so many good paintings that they
couldnt vote in the French Art Shop Peoples Choice Award because they found it impossible to
pick a single favourite.
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Joint winner of the Watercolour New Zealand Supreme Award at Splash 2016
"Lake Brunner" by Adrienne Pavelka
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Joint Winner of the Watercolour New Zealand Supreme Award and 2nd place in The French
Art Shop Peoples Choice Award
"Soren" by Marcus Ebbett
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Winner of the Gordon Harris Junior Award
"Matts House, Otaki" by Jamie Lewis
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Winner of the Gordon Harris Award for Innovation in Watercolour
"The Green Rose" by Michael Barker
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The Peoples Choice Award Sponsored by The French Art Shop
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1-st Place
"Le Caf" by Dianne Taylor
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2-nd Place
"Soren" by Marcus Ebbett
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3-rd Place
"Stony Creek Terrace, Skippers Canyon"
by South Island artist Maurice Middleditch
